Rumbling Hole
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Rumbling Hole is one of the many fenced off sink holes near the road on Leck Fell
, North Yorkshire
, England
. The entrance shaft is approximately 50m deep and often with a small waterfall cascading down the side opposite the single solitary Yew
tree that grows at the edge of the vertical shaft and provides a convenient belay point for the entrance pitch.
A connection was made between Rumbling Hole and Lost John's Cave
by Lancaster University Speleological Society in 1985.
During a visit to Rumbling Beck Cave (a short horizontal cave that sinks 30m away from the main sink-hole and discharges its stream into the main shaft) in late 2007, the Misty Mountain Mud Miners noticed an unexplored hole in the side of the shaft and, over six trips, pushed a new 350m long route, named the Dead Bobbin Series, down to 118m below surface level, installing £160 of fixed bolts.
Leck Fell
Leck Fell is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lancashire. An area of typically heavily grazed open moorland of rough grass and remnant patches of heather with little or no tree cover, it is characterised by the virtual absence of surface drainage and an extensive subterranean drainage...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The entrance shaft is approximately 50m deep and often with a small waterfall cascading down the side opposite the single solitary Yew
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m...
tree that grows at the edge of the vertical shaft and provides a convenient belay point for the entrance pitch.
A connection was made between Rumbling Hole and Lost John's Cave
Lost John's Cave
Lost John's Cave is the most extensive cave system on Leck Fell, North Yorkshire, England. With its three major vertical routes it is a popular place to practice SRT because of the opportunity for exchange trips...
by Lancaster University Speleological Society in 1985.
During a visit to Rumbling Beck Cave (a short horizontal cave that sinks 30m away from the main sink-hole and discharges its stream into the main shaft) in late 2007, the Misty Mountain Mud Miners noticed an unexplored hole in the side of the shaft and, over six trips, pushed a new 350m long route, named the Dead Bobbin Series, down to 118m below surface level, installing £160 of fixed bolts.